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Business benefits of standards
Find out how using standards can boost your business' efficiency, access to markets, compliance and competitiveness
Business growth and premises
As your business grows and takes in more staff, you may need to assess your options for larger business premises
Tenancy Deposit Scheme
Landlords are required to protect the tenant's deposit in a scheme.
Choose between single or multiple supplier strategy
Advantages and disadvantages of single sourcing vs multiple sources of supply, and when two or more suppliers may be better than one.
Register a house in multiple occupation
Houses rented to 3 or more unrelated people must be registered as an HMO.
Business growth: developing skills
Developing effective leadership skills and making the most of other people's abilities can help you grow your business
Strategic risk
What is strategic risk management and how to identify and mitigate strategic risks in your business
Certificate of fitness for rental properties
To rent out a property, you must obtain a certificate of fitness from your local council.
Business growth: cashflow management
Cashflow issues are common in growing businesses - here's how to control working capital and manage finances for growth
Business property specification
Preparing a specification that sets out what you want when starting a search for commercial premises.
Prevent and reduce business risk
Reducing risk to business involves putting in place processes and methods to deal with the consequences of an adverse event
Advantages of renting commercial property
The business benefits of renting property can range from better cashflow to having more flexibility if you need to relocate your business in the future.
Business growth: market research
Use market research to drive business growth and innovation and to stay ahead of the competition
Business growth strategy and planning
Maximise the chances of business growth success by carefully planning your growth strategy
Compliance and regulatory risk
How to identify and manage compliance and regulatory risks in your business
Operational risk
Understand the sources of operational risk and how to minimise the impact of operational problems in your business
Types of risk your business faces
Understand the main types of business risk - what they mean and how they can affect your business
Evaluate business risks
Risk evaluation helps you determine the importance of each risk to the business and decide whether to take action
Business risk insurance
What is risk protection insurance and how to insure your business against financial losses associated with business risks
Commercial property rental agreements
An overview of the types of property rental agreements available to businesses looking to rent premises.